WEBVTT MYRA: IT'S THE TIME OF THE YEAR WHEN THERE'S USUALLY SOME RACE OR RUN TAKING PLACE FOR A GOOD CAUSE. PAMELA: WHETHER YOU'RE JUST GETTING STARTED OR TRYING TO PICK UP THE PACE, OUR GUESTS ARE HERE TO HELP US. ED, DANE AND JEFF, YOU'RE PROBABLY USUALLY HITTING THE STREETS ABOUT THIS TIME, BUT THANKS FOR BEING IN HERE WITH US. MYRA: NOT ED. HE WAITS TILL 8:00. JUST LUNGE LOUNGING AROUND, ED. MYRA: WE LOTS OF PEOPLE OUT AND ABOUT RUNNING, NO MATTER HOW COLD IT GETS IN THE SPRING. IS THIS THE BEST TIME TO START IN THE YEAR? IT'S PRETTY AWESOME. WEATHER IS GREAT. THE SWAMP IS AWESOME TO RUN ON. EVERYONE WITH THEIR NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS ARE STILL KICKING BUTT, STILL RUNNING, LOTS OF RACES GOING ON RIGHT NOW. JUST PERFECT TIME. MYRA: UNLESS YOU HAVE ALER JEEZ, RIGHT? THERE'S ONLY A COUPLE OF WEEKS OF THAT, RIGHT. MYRA: I TRY SOMEDAY WITH SOME TIPS AND HELP FROM YOU GUYS, BUT YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL IF YOU'RE JUST GETTING STARTED, RIGHT? LET'S LOOK AT SOME OF THE FIRST SET OF TIPS HERE. WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT IF YOU'RE OVER 40, YOU'RE NOT USED TO EXERCISING, AND YOU'RE OVERWEIGHT, WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO? ANY TIME YOU START A NEW EXERCISE PROGRAM, WHETHER IT'S RUNNING, ANY OTHER TYPE OF CARDIOVASCULAR EXERCISE, IT'S ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR, JUST BECAUSE EVERYBODY HAS THEIR OWN INDIVIDUAL HEALTH CONCERNS. SO YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE WHATEVER YOU'RE DOING, YOU'RE DOING IT SAFELY, AND YOU'RE DOING IT UNDER THE CARE OF A DOCTOR. MYRA: AND IT HELPS IF YOU SCHEDULE THESE WORKOUTS, RIGHT? ABSOLUTELY. MYRA: YOU JUST NEED TO KEEP TRACK OF IT IN YOUR DATE BOOK, MAKE IT PART OF YOUR LIFE? RIGHT. MYRA: OK, AND EXPECT BAD DAYS. ACTUALLY YOU CAN'T HAVE A GREAT WORKOUT EVERY SINGLE DAY. THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS, YOU'LL WAKE UP, FEEL GOOD, THEN GO OUT THERE, AND IT'S JUST NOT WORKING FOR YOU, BUT YOU KIND OF PUSH THROUGH T. YOU'LL EVENTUALLY HAVE A GOOD WORKOUT. YOU'LL HAVE MORE BETTER THAN NOT. PAMELA: AND IT COULD BE YOUR BODY SAYING PACE YOURSELF, TAKE YOUR TIME. MYRA: AND YOU WERE FROM RUNNING. LET'S LOOK AT YOUR WEBSITE HERE. BECAUSE YOU REALLY HAVE TO GEAR UP FOR -- DEPENDING ON THE TIME OF YEAR, AND SHOES ARE VERY IMPORTANT. ABSOLUTELY. SHOES MAKE THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE. THEY JUST HELP YOUR RUN, PREVENT INJURY, AND OVERALL MAKE THE EXPERIENCE MUCH, MUCH BETTER. AND AT RUNNING, WE FIT YOU FOR THE PERFECT SHOE, LOOK AT YOUR FOOT, MAKE SURE IT'S THE PROPER SHOE FOR YOU. PAMELA: AND MAKE A FASHION STATEMENT. BRIGHTER IS BETTER. IF THE SHOES ARE BRIGHT, YOU RUN FASTER. MYRA: IS THAT IT? YEAH, YEAH. MYRA: GOING TO THE NEXT SET OF TIPS HERE, ABOUT HOW MANY MILES CAN YOU GET ON A PAIR OF SHOES? ABOUT 400. EVERYONE IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT DEPENDING ON HOW THEY RUN AND THE TYPE OF SHOE, BUT YOU GET ABOUT 400, FOUR TO SIX MONTHS OF WEAR AND TEAR ON THE SHOES. MYRA: SURE. ANOTHER THING YOU WANT TO DO IS WARMING UP AND COOLING DOWN. WHY IS THAT IMPORTANT? ABSOLUTELY. YOU GOT TO WAKE UP. YOU GOT TO GET THE BLOOD FLOWING. YOU GOT TO GET YOUR BODY READY FOR THE RUN. YOU START OFF NICE AND SLOW AND THEN FINISH NICE AND SLOW. PAMELA: I'VE GOT THAT PART DOWN. I MEAN, YOU WARM UP JUST A LITTLE BIT SLOW. I LIKE TO WARM ONE COFFEE IN THE MORNING, TAKE MY TIME, WALK, JOG, AND THEN GET INTO MY RUN. MYRA: YOU ALSO WANT TO START SMALL, RIGHT? ABSOLUTELY. NOBODY SIGNS UP FOR A MARATHON WHEN THEY START RUNNING. YOU WANT TO DO 5-K'S, HALF MARATHONS, AND EVENTUALLY WORK YOUR WAY UP. MYRA: SPEAKING OF HALF MARATHONS, ED, YOU GUYS HAVE A RUN THAT'S COMING UP. TELL US ABOUT THE EARTH DAY RUN. ALL RIGHT. THE EARTH DAY RUN IS GOING TO BE HELD ON APRIL 25. IT'S IN TRAILBLAZER PARK. THIS IS OUR PROBABLY 15TH YEAR OF THE EARTH DAY RUN, BUT THE FIRST YEAR HERE. WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. THERE'S A TERRIFIC NEW PARK UP THERE CALLED TRAILBLAZER PARK. WE CALLED ONE OF OUR RACES THE TRAILBLAZER HALF MARATHON. WE HOPE THAT MAKE WILL STICK. IT'S FLAT. PAMELA: IS THE WHOLE THING FLAT? WELL, IT'S ON THE TRAIL, AND THAT'S AN OLD RAILROAD, SO IT'S BUILT TO BE FLAT. WE DID THE EYE CANDY PART OF THE RUN. I WAS OUT THERE YESTERDAY, AND JUST SOAKING IT UP. PAMELA: IT IS PRETTY. CAN'T FIND A BETTER PLACE TO RUN, REALLY. MYRA: THAT'S GREAT, GETTING A NEW ADDRESS FOR THIS RACE, BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE LOVE THAT AREA. IT'S SO PRETTY LOOKING AT THE MOUNTAINS AND EVERYTHING, AND YOU'RE ON THE TRAIL. LOOKING AT THEM, NOT RUNNING THEM. MYRA: YEAH, YEAH. MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE DOING MORE. BUT CERTAINLY YOU WANT TO HYDRATE AND TAKE CARE OF ALL SORTS OF THINGS, MAKE SURE YOU'RE PROPERLY GEARED UP BEFORE THAT. WE'LL CHECK BACK WITH YOU LATER